#8A79BE Color

#8A79BE is rgb(138, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(255, 35%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A79BE

HEX#8A79BE

RGBrgb(138, 121, 190)

HSLhsl(255, 35%, 61%)

HSVhsv(255, 36%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.104 294.5)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 36%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A79BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A79BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A79BE Complementary#ADBE79 Analogous#798ABE Analogous#AD79BE Triadic#BE8A79 Triadic#79BE8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A79BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#998AC7 #AB9FD1 #BAB0D9 #C9C1E1 #D8D2E9 #EAE7F3

Shades

#725DB1 #5F4B9B #4E3D7F #3B2E60 #2A2145 #191429

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